Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Is the Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1155

Clockspeed: 3.3 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.7 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 95 W

Cache Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB,

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500 CPU @ 3.30GHz, Intel Core i5-2500 CPU @ 3.30GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2010

CPUmark/$Price: 137.05

Overall Rank: 1671

Last Price Change: $29.99 USD (2023-06-01)

Average CPU Mark

4110

Single Thread Rating: 1705
Samples: 4066*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 6,542
Thread: 1,888

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz

Integer Math	14,545 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,441 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	24 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9,083 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,036 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	67,329 KBytes/Sec
Physics	338 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,216 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,705 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of June 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 27th of May 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of May 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$233.99 USD	Buy Now!
	$29.99 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Intel NUC 12 Pro Wall Street Canyon NUC12WSHi5 Mini PC, 12TH GEN Intel Core i5-1240P, 12-Cores, 12MB Intel Smart Cache, Upto 4.4 GHz Turbo, Intel Iris Xe Graphics, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Win 11 Pro	$579.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Acer Aspire TC-1760-UA92 Desktop \| 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12400 6-Core Processor \| 12GB 3200MHz DDR4 \| 512GB NVMe M.2 SSD \| 8X DVD \| Intel Wireless Wi-Fi 6 AX201 \| Bluetooth 5.2 \| Windows 11 Home	$619.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel NUC10 NUC10i5FNHN Home & Business Desktop Mini PC,10th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-10210U, Upto 4.2 GHz, 4 core, 8 Thread, 25W Intel® UHD Graphics, 16GB RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD, Win 10 Pro	$408.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel NUC 10 Performance NUC10i5FNHN Barebone System - Mini PC - Socket BGA-1528 - 1 x Processor Support - Intel Core i5 10th Gen i5-10210U Quad-core [4 Core]	$424.48 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel NUC 12 NUC12WSHi5 Wall Street Canyon Mini Computer 12th Gen Intel Core i5-1240P, 12 Cores(4P+8E), 16 Threads, 12MB Intel Smart Cache, Intel Iris Xe Graphics,16GB RAM,512GB PCIe SSD, Win 11 Pro	$618.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 1st of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,608
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,811
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,665
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,097
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,959
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,885
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,505
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,795
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,540
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,143
Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz		4,110

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 1st of June 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		195.04
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.65
Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz		137.05
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		133.33
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.87
Intel Core i7-12700K		85.11
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		61.69
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		46.85
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 1st of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,203
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,056
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,845
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,820
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,718
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,359
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,945
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,889
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,664
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz		1,705

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1830138 - May 31 2023		4339
BL1827827 - May 27 2023		4288
BL1820672 - May 17 2023		4474
BL1819016 - May 15 2023		4115
BL1817857 - May 13 2023		4348

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz
As of 1st of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz		4,110
Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500		3,854 (-6.2%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-2500		3,656 (-11.0%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T vs Intel Core i5-2500		3,104 (-24.5%)
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-2500		4,195 (+2.1%)
Intel Core i5-4460 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500		4,868 (+18.4%)
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i5-2500		4,657 (+13.3%)
AMD Athlon X4 845 vs Intel Core i5-2500		3,796 (-7.6%)
Intel Core i3-4170 @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500		3,573 (-13.1%)
AMD Athlon X4 950 vs Intel Core i5-2500		3,568 (-13.2%)
Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500		3,385 (-17.6%)
Intel Core i3-4130 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500		3,314 (-19.4%)
AMD Phenom II X4 840 vs Intel Core i5-2500		2,372 (-42.3%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 1st of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,225
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,102
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,457
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,439
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,808
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,602
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,193
Intel Core i9-13900T		6,888
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,797
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,793
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,773
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,735
Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz		407

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz

Pricing History

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